diff --git a/TShockAPI/Bouncer.cs b/TShockAPI/Bouncer.cs
index 6e9bdbf1..30268f41 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/Bouncer.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Bouncer.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		{
 			// Setup hooks
 
+			GetDataHandlers.ChestOpen.Register(OnChestOpen);
 			GetDataHandlers.PlaceChest.Register(OnPlaceChest);
 			GetDataHandlers.LiquidSet.Register(OnLiquidSet);
 			GetDataHandlers.ProjectileKill.Register(OnProjectileKill);
@@ -54,6 +55,31 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			GetDataHandlers.TileEdit.Register(OnTileEdit);
 		}
 
+		internal void OnChestOpen(object sender, GetDataHandlers.ChestOpenEventArgs args)
+		{
+
+			if (TShock.CheckIgnores(args.Player))
+			{
+				args.Handled = true;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (TShock.CheckRangePermission(args.Player, args.X, args.Y))
+			{
+				args.Handled = true;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (TShock.CheckTilePermission(args.Player, args.X, args.Y) && TShock.Config.RegionProtectChests)
+			{
+				args.Handled = true;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			int id = Chest.FindChest(args.X, args.Y);
+			args.Player.ActiveChest = id;
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>The place chest event that Bouncer hooks to prevent accidental damage.</summary>
 		/// <param name="sender">The object that triggered the event.</param>
 		/// <param name="args">The packet arguments that the event has.</param>
diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index da75b529..5606c50b 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -2413,24 +2413,6 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			if (OnChestOpen(x, y, args.Player))
 				return true;
 
-			if (TShock.CheckIgnores(args.Player))
-			{
-				return true;
-			}
-
-			if (TShock.CheckRangePermission(args.Player, x, y))
-			{
-				return true;
-			}
-
-			if (TShock.CheckTilePermission(args.Player, x, y) && TShock.Config.RegionProtectChests)
-			{
-				return true;
-			}
-
-			int id = Chest.FindChest(x, y);
-			args.Player.ActiveChest = id;
-
 			return false;
 		}